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Two Endangered Golden Monkeys… | Tired Earth

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Someone Unearthed A 1997 Wired Article Predicting ’10 Things That Could Go Wrong In The 21st Century’ — And Nearly All Of Them Came True – Digg

James Crugnale  Nov 23, 2021 @15:48 PM. Updated: Nov 28, 2021 @15:58 PM As they say, it’s tough to make predictions, especially about the future — but it appears a duo of futurologists made some extraordinary prognostications about the world that, … Continue reading →

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Muons Can Now Be Used to Predict Volcanic Eruptions, Here’s How It Works

[…] Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about a new study that explains how muons were used to successfully predict several volcanic eruptions Links: https://royalsocietypublishing.org/do… https://www.nature.com/articles/natur… […]

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BBC Radio 4 – The Language Exchange, Daljit Nagra & Erica McAlister

Meetings between poets and scientists who share language & ideas and create new work. This week Daljit Nagra meets Erica McAlister. One of Daljit Nagra’s earliest poetic memories was reading ‘The Fly’ by William Blake. Here he goes to the Natural … Continue reading →

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Are Viruses Alive? – with Carl Zimmer

Are viruses alive or are they lifeless packages of protein and nucleic acid? Watch the Q&A: https://youtu.be/-LUQTjdHYNo Carl’s book “Life’s Edge: The Search for What It Means to Be Alive” is available now – https://geni.us/zimmer Countless scientists around the world … Continue reading →

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Most People Think the Big Bang Happened Here

Where is the universe expanding into? Where did the big bang happen? […]

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Why we humans look so different across the world?

Skin color is an adaptation to environment. As humans started migrating north from Africa , their skin turned paler. As the migrational path extended south again, the skin turned darker once more. Eye and hair color are random mutations that … Continue reading →

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How AI is Taking over your Phone

[…] Ever wonder how the smart phone in your pocket does what it does, well its no secret that in the last few years phone makers have turned to machine learning and neural networks to do the hard stuff that … Continue reading →

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How did a seal get to a lake in the middle of Siberia

Lake Baikal is a geologic phenomenon. It is the deepest and oldest lake in the and has a very unique ecosystem with many species of animals not being found in any other bodies of water around the world. However, arguably … Continue reading →

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Neuroscientist Explains Memory in 5 Levels of Difficulty | WIRED

WIRED has challenged neuroscientist Daphna Shohamy, PhD, to explain memory to 5 different people; a child, teen, a college student, a grad student and an expert. […]

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Psilocybin, love and the meaning of life | Mary Cosimano | TEDxKC

Johns Hopkins Researcher Mary Cosimano shares promising results from clinical trials of guided psilocybin sessions being utilized in the treatment of addiction, depression, and cancer/end-of-life. The impressive results offer much hope for an effective treatment to heal “hearts and minds.” … Continue reading →

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Which Seafood Is Better for the Environment: Farmed or Wild Caught?

There’s no doubt that fish is a great source of protein in one’s diet. But the debate about whether fish farming or commercial fishing is worse for the environment continues and, as you might suspect, there isn’t a straightforward answer. … Continue reading →

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